Just one day after McLaren released the second-generation Super Series 720S into the wild, the firm added sprinkles, chocolate syrup, and cherries on top by bringing a custom 720S to the Geneva auto show: a McLaren Special Operations (MSO) product named Velocity.

After making its debut in orange and light-blue colors, the 720S Velocity stuns in a new ethereal pearlescent dress in two shades:

The paint is just the beginning for the Velocity. The car’s two-tone look comes from metallic bronze lightweight aluminum wheels, and carbon-fiber accents are everywhere. Gloss carbon weave was implemented for the hood, the rear deck vent, the engine cover, and the rear aero bridge. The same material, but with a satin finish, makes up the sill covers and the front vents.

The interior carries on the red-and-black theme with Carbon Black suedelike trim and Harissa Red leather. Harissa accents on the dash, steering wheel, doors, and contrast stitching tie everything together; exposed carbon-fiber pieces carry the exterior themes inside. This level of made-to-order treatment is not cheap, even by supercar standards. This Velocity edition is priced around $400,000; compare that with the U.K. base price for the base 720S, which is about $250,000. For that much extra cash, we might choose a lightly used 12C Spider for daily driving and sunny days instead—but we’re thinking “either/or” when the market for such cars is full of people who can afford both.

(source:caranddriver.com)